Teton Dam Failure

Author : Dylan J. McDonald
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738548616

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The Teton Dam Disaster by Dylan J. McDonald Pdf

While cameras rolled, the newly completed Teton Dam collapsed shortly before noon on June 5, 1976. The resulting wall of water, 80 billion gallons strong, battered town after town during its three-day rampage through the Upper Snake River Valley in eastern Idaho. Impounding the flood-prone Teton River, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation dam failed during the reservoir's initial fill, ripping homes from foundations, drowning thousands of livestock, and stripping acres of valuable topsoil. Amazingly only 11 lives were lost during the disaster, as most residents heeded the flood warnings. Presenting photographs from local newspapers, archives, museums, historical societies, and witnesses, this book documents the dam's spectacular failure, the tremendous damage, and the Herculean cleanup and rebuilding process following one of the worst engineering disasters of the last 50 years. Today the investigation into why the 305-foot-tall earth-fill dam crumbled-ironically a dam built for flood control-still prompts debate.

Author : Teton Dam Failure Review Group (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Dam failures
ISBN : UOM:39015013921385

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Failure of Teton Dam by Teton Dam Failure Review Group (U.S.) Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Dam failures
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119528417

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Teton Dam Failure by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development Pdf

Author : Independent Panel to Review Cause of Teton Dam Failure,Wallace L. Chadwick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Dam failures
ISBN : UOM:39015006053055

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Report to U.S. Department of the Interior and State of Idaho on Failure of Teton Dam by Independent Panel to Review Cause of Teton Dam Failure,Wallace L. Chadwick Pdf

Author : Independent Panel to Review Cause of Teton Dam Failure
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Dam failures
ISBN : UCR:31210018981025

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Summary and Conclusion from Report to U.S. Department of the Interior and State of Idaho on Failure of Teton Dam by Independent Panel to Review Cause of Teton Dam Failure Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Natural Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Dam failures
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045362394

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Teton Dam disaster by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Natural Resources Pdf

Author : Teton Dam Failure Review Group (U.S.),F. William Eikenberry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 880 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Dam failures
ISBN : UCSD:31822026649053

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Failure of Teton Dam by Teton Dam Failure Review Group (U.S.),F. William Eikenberry Pdf

Author : Eric A. Stene
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Dam failures
ISBN : UCR:31210018655413

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The Teton Basin Project by Eric A. Stene Pdf

Author : Dylan J. McDonald
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1531630073

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Teton Dam Disaster by Dylan J. McDonald Pdf

While cameras rolled, the newly completed Teton Dam collapsed shortly before noon on June 5, 1976. The resulting wall of water, 80 billion gallons strong, battered town after town during its three-day rampage through the Upper Snake River Valley in eastern Idaho. Impounding the flood-prone Teton River, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation dam failed during the reservoir's initial fill, ripping homes from foundations, drowning thousands of livestock, and stripping acres of valuable topsoil. Amazingly only 11 lives were lost during the disaster, as most residents heeded the flood warnings. Presenting photographs from local newspapers, archives, museums, historical societies, and witnesses, this book documents the dam's spectacular failure, the tremendous damage, and the Herculean cleanup and rebuilding process following one of the worst engineering disasters of the last 50 years. Today the investigation into why the 305-foot-tall earth-fill dam crumbled-ironically a dam built for flood control-still prompts debate.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Dam failures
ISBN : UOM:39015077913708

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Oversight, Teton Dam Disaster by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development Pdf

Author : Frank Ross Peterson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Dam failures
ISBN : UOM:39015001170441

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The Teton Dam Disaster by Frank Ross Peterson Pdf

Author : Teton Dam Failure Review Group (U.S.),F. William Eikenberry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Teton Dam (Idaho)
ISBN : LCCN:80601802

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Failure of Teton Dam by Teton Dam Failure Review Group (U.S.),F. William Eikenberry Pdf

Author : Gerald M. Stern
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307388490

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The Buffalo Creek Disaster by Gerald M. Stern Pdf

The "suspenseful and completely absorbing story" (San Francisco Chronicle) of how survivors of the worst coal-mining disaster in history triumphed over corporate irresponsibility—written by the young lawyer who took on their case and won. One Saturday morning in February 1972, an impoundment dam owned by the Pittston Coal Company burst, sending a 130 million gallon, 25 foot tidal wave of water, sludge, and debris crashing into southern West Virginia's Buffalo Creek hollow. It was one of the deadliest floods in U.S. history. 125 people were killed instantly, more than 1,000 were injured, and over 4,000 were suddenly homeless. Instead of accepting the small settlements offered by the coal company's insurance offices, a few hundred of the survivors banded together to sue.

Author : P.G. Fookes,R.H.G. Parry
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000099805

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Engineering Characteristics of Arid Soils by P.G. Fookes,R.H.G. Parry Pdf

Soils formed or now existing under arid climatic conditions cover more than one-third of the world's land surface. Many have unique characteristics which can pose difficult geotechnical problems. This text considers these problems and suggests ways of overcoming them.

Author : David L. Gundlach,William A. Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Dam failures
ISBN : UCR:31210025019132

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Guidelines for Calculating and Routing a Dam-break Flood by David L. Gundlach,William A. Thomas Pdf